Bigelowia is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the United States.Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1836. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta 5: 329–330Tropicos, Bigelowia DC.
Bigelowia plants are subshrubs, often forming clumps. They have very small but numerous displays of small yellow flower heads with disc florets but no ray florets.Flora of North America, Rayless-goldenrod, Bigelowia de Candolle Loran C. Anderson. Studies on Bigelowia (Astereae, Compositae). I. Morphology and Taxonomy. Sida. 1970. 3:45–465.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution maps
SpeciesThe Plant List search for Bigelowia Bigelowia nudata (Michx.) DC. – Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Georgia Florida South Carolina North Carolina Bigelowia nuttallii L.C.Anderson – Texas Louisiana Alabama Georgia Florida
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